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1967

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1	1967	Wilder, Thornton. The eight day. (New York, N.Y. ; London : Longmans : Harper, 1967). "In Callao, Ashley got work in a Chinese importing firm. His employers had seldom encountered honesty outside their own race." "Mr. Joch said that Peking in China was eight times as big as Chicago." "I think I may be able to make clear what I mean by telling you a story. A story. A number of years ago in one of the southern provinces of China there was a wave of hatred against all foreigners. A considerable number were killed. All the members of one of our missions were taken prisoner – a bishop, four priests, six sisters, and two Chinese servants. All but the servants were German. Each was placed in a small cell in a long low building made of clay and pebbles. They were allowed no communication with one another. From time to time one or another of them would be led out to be tortured. They expected that at any moment they would be beheaded. However, their execution was delayed and after a few years they were released." "A great-great-grandmother of John Ashley was the daughter of Loris Vanderloo, the Dutch seaman whose Voyages to China and Japan (1770) were widely read." "GEORGE to his mother (San Francisco, June 4, 11, 18, 25, and so on into July and August) : Everything's fine… I'm working… I've got a room way out by what they call the Seal Rocks. The seals bark all night… I bought a new suit… I've twice to the Chinese theatre. I go with a Chinese friend and he explains it to me…" "GEORGE to Félicité (November 11) : You won't hear from me for a while. I think I'm going to China soon and from China to Russia. So don't be an idiot and come trying to find me in California because I won't be there."	Person: Wilder, Thornton

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#	Year	Bibliographical Data	Type / Abbreviation	Linked Data
1		Zentralbibliothek Zürich	Organisation / ZB